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Abigaille is a difficult role to cast, a big sing with a wide dramatic and vocal range; soprano Marsha Thompson was up to all the challenges the score threw at her. Her high pianissimo singing was exquisite.(Union Avenue Opera)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Crucial to Wednesday’s appealing performance was the portrayal of Mimí by soprano Marsha Thompson. Especially in Act 3…[she] sang with great emotional depth and technical finesse. (Houston Ebony Opera Guild)

Houston Chronicle

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A stellar performance by the soprano Marsha Thompson as Violetta raised the emotional temperature of the humid night… [she revealed] a warm agile soprano, secure technique and sang and acted expressively throughout the evening. (New York Grand Opera)

The New York Times

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Soprano Thompson was simply the finest Bess we have yet seen and heard.
(North Carolina Symphony)

​Classical Voice of North Carolina

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Marsha Thompson, the lead soprano in both works (L’Amico Fritz and Gianni Schicchi)…was sparkling. She showed the power and hint of steel ideal for verismo. (Opera in the Heights)

Houston Chronicle

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…We would especially single out for high praise…the thrilling Sieglinde of Ms. Thompson. (Trilogy: an Opera Company)

The Wagner Journal

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Thompson’s “Summertime” held silken, caressing legato lines, while her soaring wails concluding “My Man’s Gone Now” were utterly heartbreaking.
​(San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Gershwin Concert)

​San Antonio Express-News

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[she sang] with a cascade of refined yet plush Italianate sound; …an expertly introspective performance. (On her Pace, pace, mio Dio)

Opera News